Dinner pail



Oct. 8, 1929. v. E. BOLAND 1,730,403

DINNER PAIL Filed April 2, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Vzzyil E.Bolana BY w ATTORNEY.

V. E. BOLAND Oct. 8, 1929.

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VIRGIL E. BOLAND, OF WICHITA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF EIGHT PER CENT TOSHER- MAN PROAPS, EIGHT PER CENT TO HOWARD J. JOHNSON, EIGHT PER CENT TOWILLARD T. PERRY, EIGHT IER CENT TO B. H. NEWHOUSE, AND EIGHT PER GEN TOH. 18. LITTLE, ALL OF WICHITA, KANSAS DINNER PAIL Application filedApril 2, 1928. Serial No. 266,528.

The invention relates to an improved dinner pail useful to mechanics,workmen and others, in which a plurality of removable containers areincluded and constructed to resist the transmission of heat or cold fromtheir contents and to associated elements and parts for properlyconserving and transporting the separated foods, utensils andcondiments, provided.

In the drawings; Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of myimproved dinner pail as taken along the line II in Fig. 2 whichrepresents a sectional View taken along the line 11-11 Fi 1. Fi 3 is aplan view of the knife and ork con iment and pie or sandwich tray. Fig.4 is a plan view of the spring plate. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectionaldetail, showing the assembly of the body, pie tray and lid of the dinnerpail. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional detail of the supporting elementfor the member seen in Fig. 8. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken alongthe line VII-VII Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the supporting platefor the vacuum walled containers. Fig. 9 is a front view of the dinnerpail. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a rear corner of the dinner pailshowing the hinge connection between the lid and the body thereof. Fig.11 is a perspective view of one of the front corners of the dinner pailshowing the clamp means. Fig. 12 is a detail View in perspective of thehook formed on the lid of the ail for cooperating with the clamp forcloslng purposes of the lid and body assembly. Similar numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout all the figures of thedrawings. 4

Referring to the drawings; at 10 is seen the base element as a box-likehousing to which is preferably spot welded an angle 11 as a support forthe plate 12. A plurality of openings such as 1314151617, Fig. 8, areformed in the plate 12 of proper config uration to pass the thermoscontainers later described.

The several edges of the plate 12 adjacent these openings are bentdownwardly as at 18 as stiflI'ening flanges for reinforcing said plateand to provide a smooth bearing edge for the vacuum walled containers192021 -22 and 23.

These containers are preferably made of glass and are provided withdouble walls 24 and 25 leaving a space 26 as a vacuum. Over thesethermos containers are placed the covers 19-20'2122' and 23 whichlikewise. have the double wall feature 24' and 25' and vacuum space 26as in the containers. Each cover rests upon a rubber or cork gasket 27as a cushion and tight joint between the container and its cover.

Each of the covers is provided with ear like portions 28 to be used as ameans to lift the cover. These paired ear elements 28 are at a spaceddistance apart to receive and act as guides for the ends of a springleaf such as 29, which fits between them. Each of these springs 29 isriveted as at 30 upon the under side of the support plate 31 which isprovided with the finger holes 32 and 33 for removal of the plate or forassembly. This plate 31 su ports the tray 34, seen in Fig. 4 and theweig t of this tray is transmitted to the covers 19 to 23, inclusive, bymeans of the springs 29, which normally support-the upper edge 35 of thetray above the top turned edge 36 of the housing 10. This rolled edge 35fits the edge 36 as seen in Fig. 5, when properly positioned.

The tray 34 has cross partitions 37 and 38, which divide the tray into alarge compartment 39 useful for holding pies or sandwiches and the like,while the narrow compartment 40 holds the knife, fork and spoon; and inthe smallest compartment is placed the salt and pepper boxes as seen at41 and 42.

The lid of the dinner ail is formed with rolled edges such as 43 ig. 5,which fit the edges 35 of the tray 34. In closing the lid of the dinnerpail, the roll 43 contacts t e edge 36 of the box 10. This lowers thplate 31 compressing the springs 29 and provides a closing pressure uponthe covers 19' to 23' inclusive which insures a tight fit of thesecovers upon their respective containers.

- Upon the edge 43 is formed a hook 44 adapted The lid 47 is hinged at4:8 to the box 10. I In the curved top of the lid 47 is placed a thermosbottle 49 held in place by two straps 50 and 51 V buckled as at 52. Thestraps are riveted to the under side of the lid 47 as at 53.

The pail is carried by a suitable handle 54 attached to the lid 47 byrivets such as 55.

It will be seen that when the dinner pail is assembled, the vacuumcontainers are supported in a relatively air tight chamber, or so thatthey will each properly conserve heat or cold, without aflectlng thetemperature of adjacent containers.

Such other modifications may be employed as lie within the scope of theappended claims.

Having fully disclosed my invention what I now claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an article of the class described; a boxlike lower element havinga flanged shelf around its sides; a plate supported thereon, said platehaving openings and vacuum containers positioned. therein and supportedthereby; a plate and depending spring elements carried thereby abovesaid containers; a tray supported upon the spring plate and a hinged lidfor the box, whose closing pressure is transmitted to and through thespring means to eifectually seal the covers upon the containers.

2. In a dinner pail, a box-like base element, a tray having a rollededge for engaging the edges of said box and a lid having hinge and clampmeans for closing the edges of said lid upon and sealing the edges ofthe'foregoing elements.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

VIRGIL E. BOLAND.

